Chapter 11: Gifts

"So, why did you activate me, my darling? Are you in need of any help?"

"Contact my dad now. I might have found a potential seed." Elizabeth said in a solemn tone.

"That's so fast. Did you check the seed's affinities?" The mouse asked while turning around and touching the illusionary blue icon with a symbol of the human head.

A second later, a list of words in a different language appeared.

The words scrolled down and soon stopped at a word called 'Dad.'

The small hand watch released a unique invisible magic frequency the next second.

A few seconds later, the blue hologram started to twist and soon showed a moving image of a 50-year-old man with a slightly wrinkled face. He had the same pale-white skin, amber eyes, and long white hair.

At that moment, he looked from the other side and showed a complicated look.

Then, he opened his mouth and said something, but no sound came.

No, the sound came two seconds later.

"Elizabeth? Can you hear me? How are you doing these days?" A calm voice echoed inside the small room.

"I found a potential seed, Dad. Can I return now?" Elizabeth asked in a hurried tone.

"Calm down. Tell me more about the seed." The man responded after a slight delay.

"Raven, age 5, has been staying with his sister and aunt. Although I haven't checked his affinities, I think he had awakened the Dawn Goblin's [Eldritch Memory] skill." She responded calmly and then waited.

After a short delay, the man started to speak again.

"Oh? That's an excellent bloodline ability our Family Head would want for himself. But you need to search for one more seed, too. Although finding one seed itself grants you 100 contribution points in the Academy, it won't be enough for you to rank up. Moreover, if you share your contribution points with our family's two geniuses, you will be only left with 20 to 30 contribution points."

His words caused Elizabeth's face to flare.

"20 to 30 contribution points?! Didn't Patriarch tell me he will only take half the contribution points? Is he backing away?" She asked in a cold tone.

"You misunderstand, child. I'm planning on sharing some contribution points with your elder brother only. As long as he breaks through to the realm of Radiant Wizard, we might get more resources from the Academy. He also promised to help you level up faster and even provide you with some resources. At this moment, he has already reached the 9th Circle Acolyte Wizard."

Elizabeth could only nod her head and speak.

"I understand."

"How is your progression? Did you level up in the last ten years? Or still stuck as 5th Circlet Acolyte?" The man from the other side asked with a frown.

Elizabeth could only show a bitter smile and responded.

"I became a 6th Circlet Acolyte two years ago, Dad."

"Hmm, it's pathetic compared to your elder brother." A deep sigh leaked out of the man's mouth.

"Why not just quit being a wizard and take over the potion shop in the capital? After all, your affinities are only around intermediate and low levels."

"I do what I can, Dad. But now is not the time for me to give up." Elizabeth refused.

"Find more seeds and find a way to get close to this child. If we take him into our family once the academic contract period ends, he might become a good servant."

"I'll try my best. Also, our members have found five more potential seeds in Baron's other towns. Each belonged to some local merchant or knight family and did extraordinary things in battles." Elizabeth said in a calm tone.

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"What about the place you are currently staying?" The man asked.

"Even though we tried to cause trouble here and there, this Baron's place remains relatively peaceful. The other members of Velvet Eclipse also didn't dare to scheme openly due to the presence of the Royal Family and the wizards of Crows' Misery. One wrong move, all over plan to poach good seeds will go to waste." Elizabeth said in a solemn tone.

"As long as you find more than two seeds, you can directly return home and get more than 60 contribution points. You will easily gather resources and construct the remaining zero-tier spell models with those points. If possible, you might break the bottleneck of Acolyte Wizard and become a Radiant Wizard in a decade or two."

"I understand," Elizabeth nodded solemnly and cut the long-distance communication call.

'In the end, he only wants to use me as a resource and throw it away when the time comes.' She muttered solemnly and went to the kitchen in disappointment.

...

In the evening, Athena picked up Raven from school and returned to the house as usual. Following that, she helped him with the homework and went to the kitchen to make dinner.

On the other hand, Raven returned to the bedroom and slowly asked.

"Are you still in my head?"

[Yes, Raven. And call me 'Zera' from now on.] Zera responded.

"Okay." Raven nodded while taking out a silver quill from his bag.

It was not a feather quill but a cylindrical pen with a pointy nib at one end.

"Today, my class teacher praised me for memorizing the fourteenth equation and even gifted me this quill. Unlike the normal quill, I can pour ink into this cylinder pen and write continuously for over an hour."

[It seems you are delighted today. But from tomorrow onwards, try your best to hide your abilities. I've observed that learning the fourteenth equation table is not easy for a second-grade student. If you stand out too much, it will only attract unwanted attention.]

"You mean I shouldn't memorize other equations? Why?" Raven asked in confusion.

[People are hard to understand, child. Imagine if a young child like yourself could memorize all the subjects of elementary school in less than a month and was already capable of graduating. What do you think will happen? People will start looking at you like you are some monster. After today's class, Elizabeth sees you as a diligent and intelligent child. If you reveal your memorization ability often, other teachers will also notice your absurd memory ability and might try to use you. It's always better to be careful.] Zera said solemnly.

"B-But my teachers are good people. And no one can fool me." Raven said in protest.

[Yes, yes. Anyway, I want to discuss something more important today.]

"More important?" Raven tilted his head and asked.

[Indeed. It has something to do with your current broken soul state. After some analysis, I found out that there is a way for you to heal your soul through the Bloodline Devouring System. But getting even a Rank-0 Magical Beast's Bloodline Essence is almost impossible. That's why I decided first to train your body first.]

"I can be a Knight?" Raven's eyes shone in excitement.

[It is similar to the Knight Technique, but it will be a superior one. But once you devour any Bloodline Essence, it won't work on your body due to the change in the body constitution.] Zera's words appeared more confused, causing him to think deeply.

After a few seconds, he let out a yawn and muttered.

"I still don't understand."

[Haa, forget it for now. You are still too young even to practice anyway. I should think of another method to get the Bloodline Essence.] Zera suddenly stopped as she thought of a plan and soon added.

[Hmm, how about giving a little present for your elder sister for her upcoming birthday, child?]

"Little present?" Raven suddenly showed a bright face and asked hurriedly.

"You have any gift? Can I see it now?"

[No, those three things you got from the Golden Chest are the final material rewards I can give you.]

Only then did Raven remember that he received gifts from Zera yesterday and asked.

"But where are they? Can I see it now? How can I use them?"

A chuckle came from his head.

Simultaneously, a bluish icon appeared before his eyes. But instead of showing his status window, he saw twenty square box-like things in the icon.

But only one box appeared bluish, while the remaining ones seemed to be red.

[Your rewards are stored in the Inventory Slot-1. In total, there are twenty slots available. But due to your low level, opening up all the slots will only strain your soul more. Just focus on the blue icon, and you can see what's in slot 1.] As Zera spoke, Raven focused on the first box and soon noticed his consciousness moving elsewhere.

A second later, he noticed a strange link to a different empty dark space and saw the Iron Spear, Monocle, and the small vial hovering.

[You can take out those things with a simple thought.] Zera added.

Meanwhile, Raven did as she said and soon saw the Iron Spear appearing out of thin air before falling into his hands.

But he couldn't hold it and dropped on the bed due to the tough weight.

"Wow! Can I sell this?" He asked with wide eyes.

[If you sell it, I'll grant you a title called the number one Idiot of this Era.] Her words made Raven roll his eyes.

"I was joking." He scratched his head awkwardly and asked further.

"But can this spear be helpful for me?"

[Take out the 'Monocle' now.] Instead of responding, Zera spoke again.

Nodding, Raven took out the 'Monocle' from his inventory and held it in his hand before asking.

"How can I use this?"

[Put it in your left eye and look at the Iron Spear.] He did as she said and soon looked at the Iron Spear.

A second later, he couldn't help but let out a loud gasp.

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[Name: Frozen Ender (Sealed)

Rank: Common (Evolvable)

Experience Comprehension: 0%

Description: None

Unique skill:

Rank-1 Skill: Frozen Lance (Locked) [Requirement: User needs to master 'Basic Spear Mastery' and activate 'Basic Aura.']

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